SPOTY 2026 Latest Live: Amy Hunt odds-on after completing European gold medal quadruple

17 August - Amy Hunt shortens to 4/7 after completing Gold quadruple

British sprinter Amy Hunt has shortened from 8/111.73 to 4/71.57 favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year after she won her fourth gold medal of the European Championships on Sunday.

Hunt crossed the line for Team GB in the mixed 4x100m relay, holding off the challenge of Germany, to complete a sensational seven days.

In a week, the 24-year-old has won the support of the nation and established herself as the frontrunner to win SPOT which will be announced in December.

With just four months to go before the annual award, Hunt has arguably timed her run to perfection once again and it is difficult to see what could happen between now and then to dislodge her from the top of the market.

16 August - Third gold for Amy Hunt sees her shorten to 8/11

British sprinter Amy Hunt has shortened from 3/14.00 to odds-on favourite at 8/111.73 to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year after she won her third gold medal of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday night.

After winning individual 100m and 200m golds earlier in the week Hunt was part of the Women's 4x100m relay team that destroyed the opposition in Saturday's final.

Hunt will bid to win an historic fourth gold in Sunday's Mixed 4x100m final, and should she do so she will become the first athlete in the competition's 92-year history to win four titles in a single edition of the European Championships.

Team GB will go into tonight's final as the overwhelming favourites with Hunt, Dina Asher-Smith, Jeremiah Azu and Zharnel Hughes likely to be the formidable mixed relay team, and it seems that only a dropped baton will prevent 24-year-old Hunt from becoming one of the shortest SPOTY favourites in recent history.

14 August - Amy's in the Hunt for more glory at 3/1

Amy Hunt is the 3/14.00 joint favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook, with Josh Kerr, to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) 2026 after she took her second gold medal of the European Championships.

The 24-year-old won the 200m last night after triumphing in the 100m earlier this week. For her second victory of the Championship, she overtook compatriot Dina Asher-Smith down the home straight to cross the line first.

Hunt is targeting a quadruple of golds in Birmingham and will compete in the women's and mixed 4x100m relay events at the weekend. If Hunt wins gold in either of those contests, expect her to become the outright favourite for SPOTY on the Betfair Sportsbook.

Scottish runner Kerr, meanwhile, broke the one mile world record, clocking in a time of 3min 42.66sec. He is not competing at the European Championship but, as only the seventh British man to ever hold the record for fastest mile, he will be a contender for SPOTY come December, especially if he has more success in the prestigious Diamond League meetings over the next four weeks.

Former-favourite Kane drifts after World Cup failure

Earlier in the summer, Harry Kane was the favourite to win SPOTY as fans put their faith in the England captain leading their team to victory at the World Cup.

It didn't happen and, although Kane has had an excellent 2026 thanks to his performances for Bayern Munich, he is out to 11/26.50. A victory in this year's Ballon d'Or could yet boost his SPOTY claims.

Darts star Luke Littler is also 11/26.50, while another England footballer, Jude Bellingham, is 15/28.50.

The Team GB skeleton racer Matt Weston, who won two golds at this year's Milan Cortina Winter Games in Italy, is 7/18.00.

Last year's winner Rory McIlroy, who claimed a consecutive Masters title in April, is 10/111.00 to do the SPOTY 1-2 - something not seen since Andy Murray's wins in 2015 and '16.

As the moves in the market over the last couple of months have shown - with Kane drifting from 11/82.38 to his current price - things change fast when it comes to the SPOTY betting.

"Fast" is the operative word where Hunt is concerned. She's already charged her way to Gold and, if she can add more titles, the runner will be leading the race for SPOTY.

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